Faithful animal doesn't allow anybody to come near to master's corpse

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Faithful animal doesn't allow anybody to come near to master's corpse.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Helpful animals – general. · Helpful animal. · view the constellation · filed as B301.1.3

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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general Þiðriks saga II 154, 386.

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Filed under Faithful animal at master's grave dies of hunger.

Filed beside it

Faithful dog follows master's dead body when cast into river. Supports body Faithful dog helps open mistress' grave – dies on it. [Inadvertant duplication of B301.7.1.]

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